Lucy Briers
| Lucy Briers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 August 1967 London, England |
| Residence | London, England, UK |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Simon Cox (1995–) |
| Parents | Ann Davies and Richard Briers |
Lucy Briers (born 19 August 1967, Hammersmith, London) is an English actress. She has received critical praise for her many film, television, and stage roles, including the premiere of Best Friends & Butterflies.[1]
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[edit] Personal life
Briers is the daughter of actor Richard Briers and actress Ann Davies. From the age of nine, she knew that she wanted to be an actress.
Briers attended St Paul's Girls' School, London, from 1978 to 1985; Lancaster University, studying theatre and sculpture; and then a three year acting course at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. As well as acting, Briers plays both the piano and flute.
She married Simon Cox in Oxford in 1995.[2]
[edit] Career
Briers is best known for playing Mary Bennet in the 1995 BBC TV adaptaion of Pride & Prejudice. Coincidentally, she appeared in an episode of Game On with Pride and Prejudice cast member Crispin Bonham-Carter, with Victoria Hamilton (Pride's Mrs Forster) in a stage production of As You Like It, and with Tom Hollander (Mr Collins in the 2005 version) in a stage production of Don Juan.
On TV, Briers narrated the documentary The Riddle of Pompeii, the series Nurses and Ladette to Lady.
In 2007 she appeared in Some Kind of Bliss, a new one-woman play by Samuel Adamson at the Trafalgar Studios, a role she reprised in the 2008 Brits off Broadway season.
In 2008 she appeared in the BBC drama Einstein and Eddington and a West End revival of Chekhov's Ivanov.
In 2011 she appeared in BBC Four's Twenty Twelve as Ian Fletcher's wife. Her features were pixellated, as her character refused to allow herself to appear on screen.
[edit] Select Credits
- Behud (Beyond Belief) (2010), Joanne Stevenson – stage
- Bedroom Farce (2009), Jan – stage
- Some Kind of Bliss (2008), Rachel – stage
- Sexual Perversity in Chicago (2008), Joan – stage
- Some Kind of Bliss (2007), Rachel – stage
- Doctors
- Flying Solo (2007), Emma Fleet
- Rough Crossings (2007), Mrs Staniland – TV
- Ship of Fools (2007), various characters – stage
- Silent Witness
- Peripheral Vision (2007), Darlow
- Great News (2007), Marion
- Bonkers
- Episode #1.3 (2007), Polly Cope
- Catch (2006), Andrea/Carol – stage
- Children of Men (2006), TV Reporter – feature film
- The Voysey Inheritance (2006), Honor – stage
- The Shadow Box (2005), Beverley – stage
- Broken News
- Crime and Bolivian Crisis (2005), Sam Henman, Bullet Points Presenter
- The Last Waltz Season
- Rose Bernd (2005), Frau Grolsch – stage
- Musik (2005), Else – stage
- The Sold Gold Cadillac (2004), Amelia – stage
- Bodies
- Episode #1.6 (2004), Nicola Quinn
- Poirot
- The Hollow (2004), Beryl Collins
- Cloud Nine (2004), Edward/ Betty – stage
- Electra (2003), Electra – stage
- Perks (2003), Sarah Tidewell
- Teeth 'n' Smiles (2002), Laura – stage
- Prince William (2002), Tiggy Legge-Bourke
- Helen West
- Shadow Play (2002), Gemma Harding
- The Bill
- Long Shadows: Part 1 (2001), Helen Thompkins
- Don Juan (2001), Charlotte – stage
- Spike (2001), Verity – stage
- Beast
- Frightening Shorts (2000), Briony's Friend
- Keepers (2000), Maggie – stage
- The Winter's Tale (2000), Paulina/ Dorcas – stage
- As You Like It (2000), Phebe – stage
- All That Trouble We Had (1999), Margo – stage
- Wives and Daughters (1999), Lady Alice
- Dangerfield
- The Lost Boy (1998), Adele Griffiths
- Imogen's Face (1998), Janet
- Unfinished Business
- Episode #1.3 (1998), Policewoman
- Game On
- Episode #3.4 (1998), Lulu
- Emma (1998), Jane Fairfax – stage
- Othello (1998), Desdemona – stage
- Henry IV Parts I&II (1996), Lady Percy/Doll Tearsheet – stage
- The Entertainer (1996), Jean – stage
- Pride and Prejudice, Mary Bennet
- The 10 Percenters
- Feud (1994), Sarah
- The Brittas Empire
- Two Little Boys (1993), Wendy
- Mystery!
- Unnatural Causes (1993), Liz Marley
- The Tempest (1993), Miranda – stage
- Syme (1993) – stage
- The Venetian Twins (1993), Rosura – stage
- The Blackheath Poisonings, Maid (1992)
- Fooling About (1992), Miranda/ Princess – stage
- Boon
- MacGuffin's Transputer (1992), Maggie, Temp Secretary
- Screaming (1992), Jennifer
- Red Dwarf
- Holoship (1992), Harrison
- A Masculine Ending (1992), Student
[edit] References
- ^ Smith, Jenny Back on song – The New Musical Theatre Festival, The Stage (10 August 2005)
- ^ Marriages England and Wales 1984–2005
[edit] External links
- Lucy Briers at the Internet Movie Database
- Lucy Briers' biography
- Lucy Briers at her agent's website
